Blueprint Practice

Units 1-3 // 9-Question Intensive

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Stimulus 1: Ottoman Empire

"All follow the guidance of one man, the Sultan... This empire is at a state of great power. It is a military state, and the military is the basis of its power." — de Busbecq, 1555

1. Which political concept is described in this passage?

A) Democracy

B) Absolute Rule

C) Anarchy

D) Feudalism

2. Based on this text, what was a key source of Ottoman power?

A) Isolation

B) Military organization

C) Tolerance

D) Machines

3. Louis XIV’s statement "I am the state" justifies which theory?

A) Sovereignty

B) Separation

C) Divine Right

D) Natural Rights

Stimulus 2: Enlightenment & Revolt

"We hold these truths to be self-evident... Life, Liberty and Happiness." — Jefferson
"I will not rest until I have broken the chains that bind us to Spain!" — Bolivar

4. Which Enlightenment thinker most inspired these words?

A) John Locke

B) Thomas Hobbes

C) Machiavelli

D) Louis XIV

5. A major cause of the French Revolution was:

A) Tolerance

B) Social inequality

C) Military success

D) End of monarchy

6. Simon Bolivar was primarily motivated by:

A) Nationalism

B) Royal desire

C) Encomienda

D) Church loyalty

Stimulus 3: Industrial Realities

"The market is guided by an invisible hand... government stay out." — Smith
"Society is the history of class struggles... workers have nothing to lose." — Marx

7. Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

A) Black Death

B) French Rev

C) Natural resources (Coal)

D) Isolation

8. Karl Marx believed the proletariat (workers) should:

A) Work harder

B) Overthrow owners

C) Support Smith

D) Return to farms

9. Adam Smith’s "invisible hand" concept is known as:

A) Mercantilism

B) Laissez-faire

C) Socialism

D) Monarchy

Blueprint Synthesis

How did 1750s authority (Unit 1) change with the Enlightenment (Unit 2) and Industrialization (Unit 3)?

Unit 1-3 Expanded Practice

Unit 1-3 Expanded Practice